"I struggle to find food for my household. Considering that we didn't harvest well this year, we have to buy food every day. This is a challenge because making money is also a problem here. I go out to look for work to make ends meet. I am divorced and pregnant and sometimes I'm weak or sick and can't go to source money. That means there won't be food in my home."

"The biggest challenge is surviving every day. I have to go out to find casual work to make money. I take farming jobs and use that money to buy food and other resources needed at my house. There's no stability and that puts pressure on me being the only parent since I am divorced."

"We struggle to find work to help is earn money for food and other basic needs. I get firewood and sell for money. My husband weaves mats and sells for money. These are not stable business and don't bring in enough money to sustain us. With the high prices of food and other commodities, we are often left in lack."

"The challenge I'm facing are lack of good housing and food. My house is small and I had to beg for accommodation for my oldest son at my mothers house since he's old and I can't share a room with him. There's no food in the house because farming yields nothing and I rely on casual labour. Sometimes there is no work and that means no food in my house."

"In my opinion give direct did extremely well by help me to start the process of building my house and I don't see anything that Givedirectly did not do well in."

"Throughout my entire life, I have been living in one bedroom mud-and-stick house with a thatch roof. I always dream of having a spacious concrete house that will last for many years, even after I'm gone. Living in a mud and sticks house is embarrassing for my family and me. During the rainy season, we feel very uncomfortable at night to sleep, because when the thatch roof gets old water starts to trickle down and it makes our mattress wet, Sometimes my family and I developed cool. I intend to use the money to build a concrete and spacious house that is long-lasting. I will also use some of the money to start a business to support my family."

"I have been making farms since 2018, the farm work is hard Labor work. Besides, I have five kids, and the money I achieve from the farm is not enough to send my five kids to school. However, the school that is in the town doesn't have qualified teachers. I want my children to attend a private school to attain a higher quality education. Seeing my children be enrolled in school to fulfill their ambition makes me feel proud and that has been my desire."

"For more than 15 years, my 3 children and I have been living in a house made of mud and sticks with a thatch roof. However, I make a farm but the money I earn from the farm is what I use for food. We don't have money to build a house with a zinc roof I intend to use the money to build a spacious concrete house with a zinc roof that will last for many years to come even after I'm gone."

"Before receiving the transfer, I had already designed a structure of the priorities to handle once the money is sent to my account. When I withdrew the money, the first thing was to construct a rental house so that I have an income-generating activity that I could rely on in the future. Based on that, I bought 20 pieces of iron sheets for $160 and building poles for $100. Before proceeding with the process, I accidentally fall while walking yet it was raining and I broke my hand. I paused the whole construction process and went to the hospital where I spent $30. While waiting to recover so that I could monitor the construction, I paid $80 to my neighbor to prepare my two-acre piece of land for farming as well as planting for me since I could not do it myself. Currently, I am happy that my crops have sprouted well hoping the rains will do us favor this time round. For the remaining amount, I used some to buy some food and saved the rest for the construction."

"The vivid differences that I can attest to before and after receiving the transfer are the availability of food at home and the peace of mind I got after managing to build a house for my son. Initially, we could go for up to two days a week without food some that we no longer experience since receiving the transfer. Again, my son has his house now and no longer seeks refuge from friends, thus he can confidently conduct his studies as well not as before when he used to receive instructions in peoples' houses."